Display rack



Aug. 30, 1949. c. v. SMITH' 2,48QL55 DISPLAY RACK Filed Nov. 20, 1945 Patented Aug. 3Q, 1949 ruimt-.ED .eA-TENT DISPLAY RACK 'lClyde'Vg Smith, Los Angeles,r Calif.

.#.ApplicationvNovember 20, 1945, Serial No... 629,819 14'fo1aims. (01; 21141-00) Mygfpres ent invention Lrelates `to vdisplay racks .intended to hold .articles voiapparel.audit-has for its 'objectto provide one comprising an armwhich is adjustable froman out of the way position into a horizontal position in which it is supported for rotary movementzin ahorizontalzzplan-e to better display articles mounted thereon, and may be readily-returned to :thefirstrnentioriedposition.

My invention also comprehends Y an--larran-ge ment of partsadaptedto bamadeentlrely of wood comprising a base or bracket member adapted for mounting on a Wall or othersupport and.2,;goods carryingarm pivoted thereon "for movement in -two directions; one 'fromthe vertical tofthe` hori- 4zontal;=the\^other -forrotary adjustment :when in e'thehorizontalposition.

-Another-#objectof-my "invention is to provide an' arm for-supporting apparelpivoted nn. a supportingl member andclaterally'movable on'iits. pivot fforotherwise cooperating with'tthe' baseto -holdtit horizontally-for--betterdisplayingthe articles carried thereon.

To these and other ends my invention embodies further improvements all as will be fully set forth in the accompanying specification, the novel features thereof being set forth in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side view of a display rack illustrating one embodiment of my invention showing the apparel supporting arm in its extended position.

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof.

Figure 3 is a `front face View or elevation of the parts shown in Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a side elevation partly in section of another Way in which the base and rack arm may be constructed to provide by their relative movement the pivotal connections accommodating the adjustment of the arm in a vertical plane and also for rotating it in its elevated position.

Figure 5 is a top plan view of the parts as arranged in Figure 4.

In the drawings similar reference numerals indicate similar parts.

Economizing of space under the circumstances affecting present day living conditionsl is important and to this end I have provided a folding rack designed more particularly for supporting articles which can be folded and suspended in an out of the way position against a Wall, a closet door, or similar support, when not in use, and which may be projected into lfull View for ready access by adjustment of the rack into a horizontal o-r projected position. To this end I have de- ..2 .signed a, structure, comprising'. few. parts which may be construc-ted-cheaplyand 'easily assembled. In carrying outmy invention I maken`r base member or .support-.of .woodimthenature of a bracket .having aive'rtical. .portion I and. a ,horizontal .shelf 2, (the. part' Il being adapted. .tolbe -secured tothe. wall lof. a. .room .orv closet, as" by screws 3, and the-part 2 being tapered on .itsside edges, asishown in`Eigl.3,.and fprov'ided with a v4central aperture I9. .I

L Fitted in said.aperturefisa .pim 5d..whichl..is slotted transversely, but .is notched `crosswise, .as indicated at 5e,' forming'hooks. With which lthe ends of alcross 'pin' 6d; icarried 'on the' rack arm Hd maybe' engaged. v"The" rear endv of the. arm zIIol extends beyond pin" Bd. and 'isfembrac'ed between links `I3 to whichitispivoted lby a pin Iiithe relative," position'. of thesey parts' being such 'that when the".pin`'6d`is:disengaged: fromfthe notchesi 5ethe"rackarmwil1 be'susp'ended in' a vertical plane in alinement with the pin 5d. Cross pieces |00 or .other means for holding goods may extend laterally from opposite sides of arms I'Id and it will readily be seen that when the arm is extended horizontally it may be shifted from one side to the other by the rotary movement permitted by pin 5d.

Another manner in which my invention may be carried out will be seen from an inspection of Figures 4 and 5. 'I'he bracket used here is of angular formation similar to that of Figs. 1, 2 and 3 but the aperture in the shelf portion 2c has the corners rounded, those at the top being on a longer radius than those at the bottom, and the periphery of the shelf is semi-circular. The inner end of the rack arm I'Ic is given a goose neck 20 which extends over the ring 2l formed on the shelf 2c. This neck portion is extended sufciently to provide for a limited longitudinal movement `of the arm, the same as is accomplished by the links I3 of Figs. 1 and 3. Its shape pro- Vides spaced stops 20a, 20h which alternately engage the opposite sides of the ring formed on the bracket shelf. Below the stop 20a on the underside of said goose neck is a projection 20c which, when the rack arm is pulled forwardly, extends beneath the forward portion of the bracket ring 2l. Also extending rearwardly @n the end of said neck in alinement with projection Zilc is another projection 20d Which is adapted to have a hooking engagement with the underside of the bracket shelf 2c. The bottom edge of the web between the extremities of these two projections is curved and the distances between them is such that they easily pass through the bracket ring when the rack arm is moved from its inoperative vertical position, as shown in dotted lines, to the horizontal display position shown in full lines in Fig. 4. If desired a retractile spring 9b may be connected between a point on the lower side of the rack arm and the bracket in which location it operates to restrain the arm in both of its adjustments.

Each of the different structures illustrated embody common characteristics in that a rack arm is provided which when moved from the inoperative vertical position to the operative or horizontal position is capable of being locked in the latter position by a slight rearward movement on its supporting bracket and released by drawing it forwardly. It will also be observed that in each of the forms illustrated provision has been made whereby when the rack arm is in its operative or extended position it may be rotated on its support to a'ord access rst to one side thereof and then to the other.

I claim:

1. A display rack comprising a bracket for attachment to a wall having an outwardly extending horizontal shelf, a vertical pin journaled in an aperture thereinrhaving a slotted lower end projecting below the shelf and provided with a notch, a pivoted link carried by the pin, a rack arm pivotally mounted on the link and a stud on the varm engageable in said notch to hold the arm in extended display position.

2. A display rackcomprising a bracket for attachment to a wall having an outwardly extendling horizontal shelf, a vertical pin journaled in an aperture therein having a slotted lower end projecting below the shelf provided with a notch in its forward edge, a link pivoted in said slot above the notch, a rack arm pivotally supported from the lower end of the link in a Vertical position in alinement with said pin and movable thereon into an elevated display position, a stud on the arm engageable with said notch to support the arm in the last mentioned position.

3. A display rack comprising a horizontal bracket for attachment to a wall, a notched vertical pin journaled therein having a lower slotted end projecting below the bracket, a link pivoted on the pin, a goods display arm pivoted on the link and having a stud thereon engageable in the pin notch, said arm having an end entering the slot in the pin and cooperating with said pin by its movement on the link to alternately suspend it in a vertical position or hold it in an elevated position.

4. A display rack comprising a horizontal Y bracket for attachment to a wall, a notched vertical pin journaled therein having a lower slotted end projecting below the bracket, a link pivoted on the pin, a goods display arm pivoted on the link in a suspended vertical position below the pin and having a stud thereon cooperating with the pin notch upon relative movement of the link to said pin to support the arm in an elevated position.

CLYDE V. SMITH.

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